Quick and Easy Dessert Recipes

After eating the main course, it is always nice to end the meal with some desserts. You can save ice cream or coffee or you can do something better by serving other quick and easy dessert recipes.

The first one is called cherry chocolate bark. The ingredients that you will need are a bag of semisweet chocolate chips and crushed cherry flavored candy canes. When you have the ingredients, line a 9x13 inch baking pan with aluminum foil.

Now melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring after each melting, until smooth, 1 to 3 minutes. Don’t make the mistake of overheating the chocolate because you could burn it.

Using a spatula, quickly spread the melted chocolate evenly in the prepared pan until the bottom of the pan is covered. Sprinkle the crushed candy evenly over the chocolate, and pat lightly with a clean spatula to help the candy settle into the chocolate. Put the pan in the freezer for half an hour to cool then remove the pan and remove the foil then serve. 

A lot of people can’t resist eating a cheesecake. To do that, you will need crushed graham crackers, melted butter, cream cheese, white sugar, milk, eggs sour cream, vanilla extract and all purpose flour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees because you will need this to cook the cake that will be placed in a 9 inch spring from pan.

Using a medium bowl, mix the mix graham cracker crumbs with melted butter then press this into the bottom of the pan.

In a larger bowl, mix the cream cheese with sugar until it is smooth then blend in milk and eggs so the mixture will incorporate. Now mix sour cream, vanilla and flour until it is smooth then pour this into the prepared crust.

Bake this for a little over an hour and then let it cool in inside the oven for about 5 to 6 hours closed as this prevents cracking. Then transfer to the refrigerator to chill until it is ready to be served.

Still want more chocolate desserts? Well here is another and this one is called Peppermint Bark. This is very similar to the cherry chocolate bark and the only difference is that you will be adding peppermint candies and white chocolate to the recipe.

You start by lightly greasing a 9x9 inch pan with waxed paper, smoothing out wrinkles then setting it aside.

For this recipe, you will need to use the double broiler. The first time you will use it is to melt  semisweet chocolate and a teaspoon of canola oil. When the chocolate is melted, stir a quarter teaspoon of the peppermint extract.

Then you pour the melted chocolate into the prepared pan, and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle half of the crushed peppermints over the chocolate layer then refrigerate until completely hardened for about 1 hour.

The second time you will use the double broiler is to melt white chocolate. Both times, you should stir frequently and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.

Once it is melted, pour the white chocolate mixture over the semisweet layer and spread evenly. Sprinkle crushed candy on top and refrigerate until it hardens. Remove from then pan and break into small pieces before serving.

There are a lot of quick and easy recipes to serve as dessert at home. Do some research and then serve it with the rest of the household.

 Quick and Easy Donut Recipes

Crispy Crème and Dunkin Donuts are two of the most popular donut brands in the market. If you think that how they do it is impossible to make, think again because here are some quick and easy donut recipes which you can try out at home.

All donuts are made the same way. The main ingredients include flour, sugar, milk, oil, eggs and a vanilla. When you have all these ingredients ready, mix everything together for about 2 minutes except for the oil that will be used later on.

Now make three long thick donut strips and then make then like a donut shape and connect both sides together. Put the oil on a medium sized pan and set this either to medium or medium high.

Look at the pan and slowly put in one donut at a time. Bake this for about 7 minutes until it is gold then bring it out and cool it for a bit before serving.

But that is just a plain donut. What if you want to make a chocolate or strawberry donut? To do that, you can melt a block of chocolate or use syrup and then spread this over the top of the donut. To make the syrup, mix together some butter, vanilla extract and butter then heat it until the texture becomes creamy. If you want to add nuts or candy sprinkles, knock yourself out.

There is another way to make a donut. To do that, you flatten each biscuit after mixing all the ingredients and then making a hole in the center using a small cookie cutter.

When the cookie is ready, plane the outer ring and the center in a deep fryer and cook until it is golden brown. Remove it after several minutes and place this over some paper towels to dry off the excess oil. Now coat the donuts with whatever flavor and toppings you like then serve.

The nice thing about making donuts this way is that you get to use everything. Because you placed the outer ring and the center in the deep fryer, you have not only made donuts but also munchkins which are great to eat.

Aside from circular shape donuts or those with a hole, you can also these goodies with filling inside and those that are shaped like a rectangle. If you want to put flavoring, make sure you don’t remove the center. As for a different shape, just make it into the intended form.

After making a few donuts, you will realize that this is so easy to make that anyone can do it at home. If what you made doesn’t taste like those you buy from the store, buy a box and then try to replicate the taste until you get it right.

Making donuts is easy and if you have the time, you can probably sell these to a bakeshop and earn some money. That is probably the best thing to do right now especially during the recession when a lot of people don’t have work and you still have to earn a living.

If you do decide to go into business, make sure you practice effective quality control and price your goods at a reasonable price. If you don’t, the shop where you could be selling your stuff will accept someone who is giving a better offer.

But if you don’t want to sell your donuts, that’s okay because you get to enjoy serving a different one each time after practicing the different quick and easy donut recipes.

Quick and Easy Cookie Recipes

If you feel bored and want to make something in your kitchen, one thing you make that is quick and easy are cookies. To give you an idea, here are a few recipes that are worth baking.

The first thing you can make is peanut cookies. For that, you will need some flour, baking power, white and brown sugar, eggs mil, vegetable oil and of course, the peanuts.

While you are preparing the ingredients, you can already preheat the over to about 300 degrees Fahrenheit or 150 degrees Celsius. Now get a large bowl and then add all the other ingredients except the peanuts with a wooden spoon until you get a brown paste as a result.

Next, pour in the peanuts and mix this with the paste this time using your hands. Be sure you don’t overdo it because you don’t want the dough to become tough.

Now grab a small amount of dough and roll it into a small ball using your palm. After making one, do another until you are able to fill up the entire tray. Be sure to leave at least inch or two distance between each cookie so the dough can expand without compromising the nearby cookies while it is being cooked.

Once the tray is full, put it inside the oven and bake it for about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove it after and then sprinkle some powdered sugar then let it cool for a while before serving.

Another quick and easy cookie recipe that is a favorite is chocolate chip cookies. Unlike the first recipe, you have to mix some ingredients in one bowl first before mixing it with the rest.

With a medium bowl, you mix flour, salt and baking soda. With a bigger bowl, you mix shortening, brown and white sugar as well as pure vanilla. Don’t forget to add some eggs and mix it until it is completely combined.

When this is ready, you mix the content of the medium bowl with those in the larger bowl until you have a moderately thick cookie dough.

Now scoop the dough into a small bowl and then put this on the tray. Make sure each ball is at least an inch apart and then let it bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. If after 8 minutes the cookies still look doughy, wait for two more minutes before bringing it out of the oven. Let it sit for 3 to 5 minutes before serving.

The nice thing about making cookies is that if you are not able to finish everything in one session, you can always put the rest in a cookie jar. Just remember to finish it as soon as possible because it tastes different after several days.

If you are having a hard time removing the cookies from the wax paper or tin foil, it will be handy to have a spatula. 

There are other great quick and easy recipes for cookies. You just need time to work on the kitchen and then have some fun.

If you are too lazy to make cookies, go and buy some from the store. When you take a bite, ask yourself how they made it and then try to replicate it. This is the best way to learn from those who make millions selling cookies all over the country.